Discover the best Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror of 2009.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards!
The winners were announced at the thirteenth annual Aurealis
Awards ceremony at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary
Arts in Brisbane on Saturday 24 January 2010.
Finalists in the 2010 Aurealis Awards will be announced in late March 2011 and winners will be announced at a ceremony in Sydney in late April or early May 2010.
Download the complete list of 2009 award winners: PDF (88kb)
2009 WINNERS
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| peter mcnamara convenors' award |
| Justin Ackroyd, Proprietor, Slow Glass Books
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| best science fiction novel |
| Andrew McGahan, Wonders of a Godless World, Allen & Unwin
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best science fiction short story |
| Peter M. Ball, ‘Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens’, Apex Magazine May 2009 |
| best fantasy novel |
| Trudi Canavan, Magician's Apprentice, Orbit |
best fantasy short story - Joint winners |
| Christopher Green, ‘Father’s Kill’, Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24 |
Ian McHugh, 'Once a Month, On a Sunday’, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Co-operative Ltd |
| best horror novel |
| Honey Brown, Red Queen, Penguin Australia |
best horror short story - Joint winners |
| Paul Haines, 'Wives', X6, Coeur de Lion Publishing |
| Paul Haines, 'Slice of Life - A Spot of Liver', Slice of Life, The Mayne Press |
| best anthology |
Jonathan Strahan (editor), Eclipse 3, Night Shade Books |
| best collection |
Greg Egan, Oceanic, Gollancz
Please note: The author declined to accept this award |
| best illustated book/graphic novel |
Nathan Jurevicius, Scarygirl, Allen & Unwin |
| best young adult novel |
Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan Trilogy: Book One, Penguin |
best young adult short story |
Cat Sparks, ‘Seventeen’, Masques, CSFG |
| best children’s (8-12 years) novel |
Gabrielle Wang, A Ghost in My Suitcase, Puffin Books |
best children’s (8-12 years)
short fiction/illustrated work/picture book |
| Pamela Freeman (author), Kim Gamble (illustrator), Victor's Challenge, Walker Books Australia |
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Judges Reports
Download a list of Judges' Reports below:
Science Fiction Novel: SFNovel.pdf
Science Fiction Short Story: SFShort.pdf
Fantasy Novel: FantasyNovel.pdf
Fantasy Short Story: FantasyShort.pdf
Horror: Horror.pdf
Anthology/Collection: antho.pdf
Young Adult: ya.pdf
Children's: childrens.pdf
Download a complete history of Aurealis Award winners.
WORD (1.4Mb) / PDF (224k)
The Aurealis Awards have a significant history behind them now. Since the Awards' first ceremony, both the field of literature and the vibrancy of the Australian speculative fiction community have grown substantially. This list of past winners and finalists is not only a great guide to a basic bookshelf selection of the best Australian works, it is also a useful survey of more than a decade's worth of signficant topics and themes, a who's who of the genre locally and the growth of the Australian publishing industry's commitment to the genre.
We make every effort to keep this list accurate and up to date, however if you do spot an error, please contact the Aurealis Awards Convenors. |
